In her Saturday op-ed column, New York Times writer Maureen Dowd reported that Joe Biden is thinking about running for the Democratic nomination. According to Dowd, Biden’s decision was prompted by the dying wish of his son, Beau Biden. »8/02/15 1:00pm Today 1:00pm

On Thursday, an Orthodox Jewish man stabbed six people at Jerusalem’s Gay Pride Parade. Now one of the seriously wounded, 16-year-old Shira Banki, has died. The Associated Press reports that Banki died Sunday morning, her organs will be donated. »8/02/15 12:15pm Today 12:15pm

As widely expected, Ronda Rousey beat Bethe Correia, knocking out the Brazilian fighter in only 34 seconds. The fight might have seemed short, but it was longer than Rousey’s last two fights combined. The victory—which Rousey dedicated to “Rowdy” Roddy Piper—marks her 11th first round win in the last 12 fights. Check… »8/02/15 11:30am Today 11:30am

Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones spent Saturday dressed in their Ghostbusters costumes, visiting patients at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. Being nice to sick children is generally part and parcel of that whole “being human” thing; and making the rounds in… »8/02/15 10:45am Today 10:45am

I have never seen this show called American Crime, but now it is my favorite show. Why? Because Andre 3000 is joining the cast. The actor, Outkast rapper and forever panty-wetter will play an architect named Michael Lacroix in the show’s second season. »8/01/15 7:00pm Yesterday 7:00pm

Travelers who were trying to depart Houston’s Hobby Airport at the same time as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority were in for a nightmare. 13,000 sorority sisters from all over the country were in town for their 52nd National Convention. When the alums arrived at the airport to fly back home, they found themselves to be the… »8/01/15 6:00pm Yesterday 6:00pm

Here’s a positive update on the story of the man who threw out his wife’s cherished copy of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume. The author heard news of the husband’s mishap after he put up “Lost Book” fliers around Brooklyn, via EW. Blume sent out a tweet saying that she would send over a signed copy… »8/01/15 5:30pm Yesterday 5:30pm

Recently released documents show that Brian Encinia, the Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland after pulling her over for failing to signal during a lane change, was once given a warning for “unprofessional conduct.” The disciplinary citation occurred last year, when Encinia was still a probationary trooper. »8/01/15 3:15pm Yesterday 3:15pm

“Hey, you know what you should try? Ordering off the SECRET MENU, bro. Like, ask for a McChicken, but instead of the chicken, get them to put, like, a McFlurry on there! #lifehack #yolo #iamlungcancerinhumanform” »8/01/15 2:15pm Yesterday 2:15pm

“Yet increasingly our obsession with whiteness is clashing with science and medicine, which have begun to question the idea that cleanliness and sterility—the values that give white its symbolic power—are better for our health. Hygiene is critical in certain contexts, like a hospital room, but carrying its power… »8/01/15 1:50pm Yesterday 1:50pm

Nearly a week following the Lafayette, Louisiana theater shooting where two women were murdered during a screening of Trainwreck, Sarah Clements, the daughter of a Sandy Hook survivor, posted on open letter to Amy Schumer. In the letter, Clements calls on the actress to “demand change” and “Be a voice for our… »8/01/15 12:45pm Yesterday 12:45pm

“Every time I worked with a fetal liver, I imagined that somewhere in California a woman had made the agonizing, heartbreaking decision to end her pregnancy. Yet she had also donated her aborted fetus to medical research. I thought of this as I isolated the golden-tinged cells inside the vent hood. A promise had been… »8/01/15 12:20pm Yesterday 12:20pm